1740GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 22 March 2017

1740 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 22 March 2017 (d) the occupier shall provide for every cat a properly constructed shelter with an enclosure, which shall comply with the following conditions— (i) every shelter shall have a floor area of not less than 0.50 square metres for every cat over the age of 3 months old that may be kept therein; and (ii) the area of the enclosure appurtenant to any shelter or group of shelters forming a cattery shall not be less than 3 times the area of the shelter or group of shelters to which it is appurtenant; (e) every shelter or enclosure shall be at least 10 metres from the boundary of any land not in the same ownership or possession, or at least 10 metres from any dwelling, church, schoolroom, hall, factory, dairy or premises whatsoever wherein food is manufactured, packed or prepared for human consumption; and (f) all enclosures, yards, runs and shelters within which cats are kept shall be maintained at all times in a clean condition and free from vectors of disease and shall at any time be cleaned, disinfected or otherwise dealt with as an EHO may direct. (2) A certificate of registration of a cattery issued by the local government shall— (a) be in the form set out in Schedule 2; and (b) expire on 30 June next after the date of its issue. 5.2.5 Slaughter of animals (1) Subject to subclause (2) a person, unless exempted under Regulation 20 of the Food Regulations 2009, shall not slaughter any animal within the district. (2) Subclause (1) does not apply to— (a) euthanasia of animals by veterinarians or other duly authorised persons; (b) slaughter of animals for the purposes of pet meat and game meat operations; (c) slaughter of animals for human consumption in abattoirs approved by the local government; and (d) farming or grazing property occupiers preparing meat for their own consumption. 5.2.6 Disposal of dead animals (1) An owner or operator of a veterinary practice where dead animals are kept for more than 12 hours, shall refrigerate the carcass prior to its removal and disposal at an approved disposal site. (2) An owner or occupier of premises, other than a veterinary practice, on which there is a dead animal shall as soon as possible remove the carcass for its disposal at an approved disposal site. (3) An owner, or a person having the care, of any animal that dies or is killed in a public or private place shall as soon as possible remove the carcass and arrange for its disposal at an approved disposal site. (4) Dead farm animals must be buried in a sufficiently large hole after covering with lime then being covered with sand or top soil. Division 3—Keeping of large animals 5.3.1 Interpretation approved animal includes a horse, cow or other large animal the subject of an approval by the local government under clause 5.3.2; cow includes an ox, calf, or bull; horse includes an ass, mule, donkey or pony. 5.3.2 Conditions for keeping of an animal (1) An owner or occupier of premises, within a townsite shall not keep a horse, cow, pig, sheep or goat or other large animal, on those premises unless— (a) they have the approval of the local government; (b) the zoning for the area allows for the keeping of the large animal; and (c) the owner can show that there is sufficient feed on the premises to sustain the large animal. (2) An owner or occupier of premises within a townsite shall not keep an approved large animal or specified number of sheep or goats unless— (a) the premises have an area of not less than 10 hectares of alienated land for a horse or cow; 1 hectare for a sheep or goat; and (b) the approved animal does not approach within 30 metres of a dwelling or place where food is stored, manufactured, processed, served or exposed for sale. (3) The owner or occupier wanting to keep a number of animals greater than the number specified under subclause (2), on a block of land 1 hectare or larger and within a town site, can do so only by obtaining the written approval of the local government. (4) An approval under (3) shall stipulate the maximum number of animals that may be kept, where the number of animals is calculated using the following maximum rates—Four large animals and 2 of their offspring up to the age of 12 months per 10 hectares or part thereof, or 12 sheep or 12 goats per 10 hectares or part thereof, or a combination of these numbers.